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- [skrey-per]
- /ˈskreɪ pər/
- /ˈskreɪ.pər/
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- [skrey-per]
- /ˈskreɪ pər/
Definitions of scraper word
- noun scraper a person or thing that scrapes. 1
- noun scraper any of various tools or utensils for scraping. 1
- noun scraper tool for scraping walls 1
- noun scraper tool that removes ice from windows 1
- countable noun scraper A scraper is a tool that has a small handle and a metal or plastic blade and can be used for scraping a particular surface clean. 0
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Origin of scraper
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; scrape + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Scraper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scraper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scraper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with scraper
- what is a scraper?
- how to sharpen a card scraper?
- how to use a tongue scraper?
- how to get ice off your windshield without a scraper?
- what is screen scraper?
- how to use tongue scraper?
- how to sharpen a scraper blade?
- how to make your own tongue scraper?
- how to use scraper for chrome?
- how to use a wood scraper?
- how to change razor blade in scraper?
- how to clean a tongue scraper?
- how to use a scraper?
- what does a box scraper do?
- how to clean tongue scraper?
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